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How do I maintain my SHRM Certification?

Recertification will be required every three years, before each cycle end date. Professionals will need to earn 60 professional development credits (PDCs), within their recertification cycle begin and end dates, in order to recertify. Recertification credits will be awarded for the PDC categories of Advance Your Education, Advance Your Profession and/or Advance Your Organization.

When will my recertification period end?

Your recertification cycle begins the day you passed the exam or completed all the requirements for the Online Tutorial Pathway. Your recertification cycle ends on the last day of your birth month.

Example:

Took Exam - May 1, 2015

Birth Month - July

Recertification Period = May 1, 2015 - July 31, 2018

When can I submit my recertification application?

You may submit your completed recertification application after one year into your recertification cycle. Once your recertification application is complete and has been approved, your new 3-year recertification cycle will begin the NEXT DAY. Your certification end date will remain the last day of your birth month. If you recertify with more than 60 credits, you are able to carry over up to 20 credits to your new cycle. Carryover credits will be auto-uploaded at the end of the month following your recertification and will appear in the Advance Your Education category.

I do not have an activity ID. How do I enter my professional development credits (PDCs)?

You may enter the event with or without an activity ID. If you do not have an activity ID, you just need to ensure that you can show how the event is related to the behavioral competencies and HR knowledge identified in the SHRM BoCK.

I logged in, but unable to add PDCs to my certification record, what do I need to do?

Are you using the same e-mail address for certification and shrm.org? If you think you may have more than one e-mail address or account with SHRM, please
contact us and we’ll help you consolidate your accounts.

I entered my PDCs and it is not accepting it. Why am I getting an error message?

Events cannot be entered until they have ended. If you have an ongoing event, such as a professional membership, you may not enter it until the membership cycle is complete. For example, if your SHRM membership dates are 6/1/2015 to 5/31/2016, you will not be able to enter it for credit until 6/1/2016. All other events such as classes, seminars, conferences, or webcasts cannot be entered until the event has taken place. If after checking the dates, you continue to receive an error, please
contact us for further assistance.

Can I receive credit for participating in an HR survey? If so, how do I document them?

PDC credit is awarded for HR surveys that result in a Research report.

To document PDC's for participating in an HR survey, follow the steps below:

4. From the "Type of Volunteering Activity" field, select "HR Survey Participation" as an option and provide the dates you started and completed the survey.

Can SHRM-sponsored events be auto-populated to my portal?

Yes! All SHRM conferences, seminars and eLearning programs that you attend, that can be matched to your SHRM membership account*, will auto-populate in your recertification portal, so you don't have to enter anything yourself. *If your SHRM certification e-mail address matches your member e-mail address, you're all set. If they are different - of if you're not sure - simply log in to
shrm.org/my/account to update your information.

Can I manage my SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP from my phone?

Yes, the exclusive app for SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP credential-holders is now available! We've put the convenience of tracking your professional development credits in your hands!

The new app allows you to:

Easily add your PDCs under the Advance Your Education section.

Track all of the activities you have already added to your record.

Search and filter approved activities by competency, date and location.